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Getting ethics back on track

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... advice expert said ethics is the third often overlooked plank of a successful business. Speaking at the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) conference in Sydney yesterday, MDRT first vice president Walton Rogers hammered home the importance of establishing ...

Job vacancies bull run falters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... increases. Even though the Prime Minister has publicly dismissed suggestions this means pattern bargaining is back on the table, comments reportedly by union leaders at the meetings weren't so clear cut. Discussions about how to contain possible wages ...

FHSA tops govt agenda

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The federal government's Working Group has tabled its first session to discuss the development of a short form disclosure document for the First Home Saver Account. "By focusing its initial work on the First Home Saver Account, we are taking steps to ...

Fighting inflation to make housing affordability worse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... and is generating a further tightening in rental markets. However, the Federal Government has a number of policies on the table that will ensure a greater supply of new housing, which in turn will relieve this pressure," said Dale. Echoing this, Dr Shane ...

Snowball rolls up three advice practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... business, whereas the Western Pacific approach means the advisor retains ownership but wants to take some money off the table and diversify." McDonald said the acquisition approach was not the only the way to expand a financial planning business. "Purchasing ...

Member protection costs will hurt: AUSfund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... for funds that have put member protection and ERFing matters to the side over recent good times to bring them back to the table. They need to decide if bearing these costs are in the best interest of its members." According to Fawcett, AUSfund can assist ...

So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The US is still undoubtedly the centre of world finance, but no one should underestimate the enormous challenge in turning their economy around. In yesterday's State of the Union address, President Bush said their recurrent fiscal budget is such a huge ...

ARIA looking for new CEO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
The Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), trustee of the commonwealth public sector super schemes PSS, CSS and PSSap, is looking for a new chief executive following the resignation of current boss Steve Gibbs. Gibbs, who has been chief executive ...

MM over-diversification a myth: Russell

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Keep picking investment managers and adding them to your portfolio until you can't find another good one, Russell Investment Management told yesterday's IMCA's conference. "Picking good managers is fundamental to any multi-manager portfolio. But many ...

MLC calculates super insurance

... and level of cover needed. "The modelling takes minutes to complete and the results can be displayed on-screen in graph or table format, or printed as a report for inclusion in a Statement of Advice." "It is a breakthrough for advisers, enabling them ...